AMD

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AMD Company Overview   

Advanced  Micro Devices, Inc. is a global semiconductor company. The Company is  engaged in offering x86 microprocessors, as standalone devices or as  incorporated into an accelerated processing unit (APU), chipsets,  discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) and professional graphics, and  server and embedded processors and semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoC)  products and technology for game consoles. The Company's segments  include the Computing and Graphics segment, and the Enterprise, Embedded  and Semi-Custom segment. The Computing and Graphics segment primarily  includes desktop and notebook processors and chipsets, discrete GPUs and  professional graphics. The Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment  primarily includes server and embedded processors, semi-custom SoC  products, development services, technology for game consoles and  licensing portions of its intellectual property portfolio.  

Company Contact

Headquarters

2485 Augustine Dr
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3002

Invested 3/4/2019

@ 24.02

Added to Investment

5/28/2019

@ 28.95

2nd Portfolio 

JPM Chase (IRA)

*UP 336.04% in 2nd portfolio

cost basis $41.33 / share.

*AMD Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

 4:10 PM ET 5/3/22 | Dow Jones

Record quarterly revenue of

 $5.9 billion grew 71% year-over-year; 

Gross margin grew 2 percentage points and

 non-GAAP gross margin grew 7 percentage points year-over-year 

- SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced 

revenue for the first quarter of 2022 of $5.9 billion,

 -gross margin of 48%,

 -operating income of $951 million,

 -operating margin of 16%,

 -net income of $786 million and

 -diluted earnings per share of $0.56.

On a non-GAAP((*) () basis, gross margin was 53%,

 operating income was $1.8 billion,

 net income was $1.6 billion and

 diluted earnings per share was $1.13.

 First quarter 2022 results include partial quarter financial results from the recently completed acquisition of Xilinx which closed February 14, 2022.  Excluding Xilinx, AMD had record quarterly revenue of $5.3 billion, non-GAAP gross margin of 51% and non-GAAP operating margin of 30%.  "The first quarter marked a significant inflection point in our journey to scale and transform AMD as we delivered record revenue and closed our strategic acquisition of Xilinx," said AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. "Each of our businesses grew by a significant double digit percentage year-over-year, led by EPYC server processor revenue more than doubling for the third straight quarter. Demand remains strong for our leadership products, with our increased full-year guidance reflecting higher AMD organic growth and the addition of the growing Xilinx business."

*Advanced Micro approves new $4 bln share repurchase program

12:23 PM ET 5/19/21 | Briefing.com

*DJ AMD Says It Remains on Track to Close Xilinx Transaction by Year's End > AMD > XLNX 

Dow Jones 1/26/21 5:16 PM ET 

Company Profile:

Marvell Technology, Inc. is a data infrastructure semiconductor solutions provider. The Company is principally engaged in delivering the data infrastructure technology that connects the world. The Company moves, stores, processes and secures data with semiconductor solutions designed for its customer needs. The Company's subsidiary, Inphi Corporation, is engaged in providing analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications and cloud markets.

Headquarters

1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE
19801

Invested 1/26/2022 (1st portfolio) 

@ 70.225

Quarterly Dividend / Yield
$0.06 / 0.35%

Ex-Dividend Date
4/11/2024

Dividend Payable Date
5/01/2024

Next Earnings Date
8/29/2024

All dividends re-invested.

*Dividend paid 4/27/2022

*Dividend paid 7/27/2022

*Dividend paid 10/26/2022

*Dividend paid 1/25/2023

*Dividend paid 4/26/2023

*Dividend paid 7/27/2023

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*Dividend paid 1/31/2024

*Dividend paid 5/01/2024

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*Dividend paid 10/31/2024

*Marvell beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line, revs in-line

4:09 PM ET 5/25/23 | Briefing.com

Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.31 per share, $0.02 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of $0.29;

 revenues fell 8.7% year/year to $1.32 bln vs the $1.3 bln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.

 Co issues in-line guidance for Q2 (Jul), sees EPS of $0.27-0.37, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.31 S&P Capital IQ Consensus;

 sees Q2 revs of $1.264-1.397 bln 

vs. $1.31 bln S&P Capital IQ Consensus. 

AAPL Company Overview   

Apple  Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media  devices, personal computers and portable digital music players. The  Company sells a range of related software, services, accessories,  networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications.  The Company's segments include the Americas, Europe, Greater China,  Japan and Rest of Asia Pacific. The Americas segment includes both North  and South America. The Europe segment includes European countries,  India, the Middle East and Africa. The Greater China segment includes  China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Rest of Asia Pacific segment includes  Australia and the Asian countries not included in the Company's other  operating segments. Its products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac,  iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional  software applications, iPhone OS (iOS), OS X and watch OS operating  systems, iCloud, Apple Pay and a range of accessory, service and support  offerings.  

Company Contact

Headquarters

1 Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014-0642

Invested 5/02/2017

@ 36.8725*

Q.D.M /

$0.25

Yield /

.51%

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Ex-Dividend date:

5/10/2024

Dividend Payable Date:

5/16/2024

*08/30/2020

Stock Split (1 for 4) 

E*TRADE deposited additional

shares today @ 36.8725 

(Re-adjusted 1/4 share price per original shares purchased)

Thank you E*TRADE for a smooth transaction.

*All Dividends Re-Invested.

*Dividend paid 5/18/2017 

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META Company Overview   

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook, Inc., is focused on building products that enable people to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers virtual reality headsets, and in-home devices. Its segments include Family of Apps (FoA) and Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). FoA segment includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services. FRL segment includes augmented and virtual reality related consumer hardware, software and content. Facebook enables people to connect, share and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers. Instagram helps people to express themselves through photos, videos, and private messaging, and connect with and shop from businesses and creators. Messenger is a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices. WhatsApp is a messaging application that is used by people around the world to communicate and transact.   

Company Contact

Headquarters

1601 Willow Rd
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1452.

Invested 5/3/2017

@ 152.00

Quarterly Dividend

$0.50

Yield

0.36% 

Ex-Dividend Date

6/14/2024

Dividend Payable Date

6/26/2024

All dividends re-invested.

*Dividend Paid 3/26/2024 

*Dividend Paid 6/26/2024 

*Dividend Paid 9/26/2024

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MW Metas huge stock surge can power on as every headwind is now a tailwind, analysts say

6:21 AM ET 4/27/23 | MarketWatch

 By Emily Bary

Meta is making progress on Reels and already proving out the benefits of AI in its business

For nearly six months, Meta Platforms Inc.'s story has been all about cost cuts, and that's helped drive its shares up 74% so far this year.

But as Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik wrote Thursday, "if you want to be treated and valued like a growth stock, well, you need growth!"

Meta's (META) first-quarter earnings report showed that the company is now making progress on that part of the narrative as well, and its stock is soaring 11% in premarket action Thursday after the latest results.

Following three quarters of year-over-year revenue declines, Meta delivered top-line growth in the first quarter, and it suggested revenue growth could accelerate in the current period. While the company spent years battling Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) privacy-related changes around tracking and the "identifier for advertisers" (IDFA), Meta could now be in a structurally stronger position.

"Meta's moat around display advertising may have deepened post Apple's IDFA changes," Shmulik wrote, as the company has been "building and integrating technical workarounds, launching Advantage+, and [seeing] strong traction behind Reels and Click-to-Message ads." Those initiatives paid off for Meta as it turned revenue trends around.

Shmulik reiterated an outperform rating on Meta shares and upped his price target to $275 from $250, while quipping that Meta represented "suddenly the adults in the room at a good price."

See also: Microsoft worth nearly $150 billion more after stock's massive Wednesday rally

The results validated Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney's belief that Meta's stock is still worthy of its top-pick status despite its huge run-up this year.

He listed several reasons why that's the case, including that the company "is in the midst of three material product cycles," such as its "materially improved ad campaign performance," its improvement in Reels monetization with 40% year-over-year growth on core Facebook in the latest quarter, and opportunities in click-to-message advertising. That's "a marketing format that is unique to META and showing strong traction."

Further, Meta's "aggressive cost actions" have led to a "slingshot opportunity" on profits, with Mahaney estimating 36% growth in earnings per share for 2024.

While Meta shares have soared 74.0% year to date through Wednesday, the S&P 500 index has gained 5.6% and the Nasdaq Composite Index has advanced 13.3%.

While companies across the spectrum are hyping up their artificial-intelligence initiatives, Meta's seem already to be yielding tangible results. The "killer datapoint" is that "AI recommendations on Reels have driven a more than 24% increase in time spent on Instagram," Mahaney said, as he raised his price target on the stock to $350 from $305 while keeping an outperform rating.

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The results showed Barclays analyst Ross Sandler more evidence of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's prowess as Meta proves progress on the Reels format and on other issues that once dogged it.

"During times of war (i.e., a major platform transition in the internet space) you need strong leadership, and Zuckerberg has demonstrated many times that he thrives in these moments," Sandler wrote. "This is finally coming through in the financial performance and overall execution at META, and we think shares have plenty of room to run."

He added that "every headwind, from IDFA, macro, and Tik Tok-Reels, has turned into a tailwind in 2023."

"META is now growing faster than GOOGL [Alphabet] for the first time in two years, while cutting headcount meaningfully more," Sandler continued. "Finally, the GenAI [generative AI] product pipeline ahead might help META more than any other large-cap internet company from an engagement and revenue perspective."

Sandler has an overweight rating on shares of Meta and boosted his target price to $320 from $270.

Of the 55 analysts tracked by FactSet who cover Meta's stock, 39 have buy ratings, 11 have hold ratings, and five have sell ratings, with an average price target of $250.72.
 

AKAM Company Overview  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is engaged in providing cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing content and business applications over the Internet. The Company is involved in offering content delivery network (CDN) services. Its services include the delivery of content, applications and software over the Internet, as well as mobile and security solutions. Its solutions include Performance and Security Solutions, Media Delivery Solutions, and Service and Support Solutions. Its Performance and Security Solutions include Web and Mobile Performance Solutions, Cloud Security Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and Network Operator Solutions. The Media Delivery Solutions offerings include Adaptive Delivery solutions, Download Delivery offerings, Infinite Media Acceleration solutions Media Services and Media Analytics. It offers a range of professional services and solutions designed to assist its customers with integrating, configuring, optimizing and managing its core offerings. 

Company Contact

Headquarters

145 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142-1058

Invested 3/02/2020

@ 87.97

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UP 41.00%.

*MW Akamai stock falls 10% after mixed Q1 earnings

 5:33 PM ET 5/3/22 | MarketWatch 

Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM) stock fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the cybersecurity and computing company reported a mixed first quarter.

 Akamai said it earned $119 million, or 73 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $156 million, or 94 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted for one-time items, Akamai earned $1.39 a share. Revenue rose 7% to $904 million, the company said. FactSet consensus called for EPS of $1.42 on sales of $904 million.

 Chief Executive Tom Leighton highlighted the largely in-line performance "despite a challenging global environment and the headwinds associated with the strengthening U.S. dollar." Shares of Akamai ended the regular trading day up 1.3%.